THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: The Five Hairy Princesses, Pt. 1

     Monday Morning Breakfast was the best time of the week for Queen Azalea and King Basso.  Their children slept late, no guests came to bother them, and no alarming surprises awaited.  Muffins and the morning mail: it made for really a peaceful meal.      So Queen Azalea was unpleasantly surprised when her husband leaptContinue reading “THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: The Five Hairy Princesses, Pt. 1”

THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: Coffey & the Beansprouts, pt. 1

     In the golden wage, when there were no cats, and geese occasionally laid expensive but inedible eggs, a woman known to her neighbors as Madame Klotsch owned a very successful apple orchard.  She sold apple cider, apple fritters, apple chips, apple dumplings, apple pies, and, when the occasion arose, plain apples.  And because MistressContinue reading “THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: Coffey & the Beansprouts, pt. 1”

MIDWEEK FICTION: LITTLE HOUSE IN THE HAUNTED WOODS

     “This the place to buy magic stuff?”      “Yes indeed, Madame.  Welcome to the shop.  How may I assist you?”      “Well, I’ve inherited my sister’s house.  She made it out of gingerbread to bring in livestock for her larder but there was a little accident with some supper that got the drop onContinue reading “MIDWEEK FICTION: LITTLE HOUSE IN THE HAUNTED WOODS”

FICTION FRIDAY: Walking Into a Barmecide

     The knock on the door of the unlikely little shop was thunderous.      “Good afternoon, sir.  How may I….”      “Remember me?”      “Certainly, sir.  You are Galliga of Coyne, who set off to defeat the Dragon of Mount….”      “You sold me the magic tablecloth of Queen Clothilde.”      “True, sir.  An excellentContinue reading “FICTION FRIDAY: Walking Into a Barmecide”